Convenience Store 24: The Tower of the End 1st - Chapter 122



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Episode 122: Should I strengthen it?

Before I started selling reinforcement tickets to the raiders in earnest, I conducted several experiments of my own.

But there has never been a case where a can glowed golden like that.

‘No way… … Is it like a huge success or something?’

Reinforcement great success!

This is different from just a sloppy ‘reinforcement success’.

‘In the game, if you strengthen something successfully, your abilities will increase significantly.’

I remember that since the probability of Reinforcement Great Success activating was extremely low, once Reinforcement Great Success appeared, it guaranteed a huge spec increase.

‘… … Maybe that one too?’

At that time, I was looking at Muradan’s Warhammer with gloomy eyes.

“Hey, Muradan! What was that just now?!”

“Everyone saw it? I’m not the only one who saw it wrong, right?”

“It was definitely a different color! I told you it was golden?”

The clan leaders were screaming and wanted to see Muradan’s warhammer.

“Hold on, you guys! Shouldn’t we check it out!”

Muradan quickly checks the status of the Warhammer while biting the corners of his mouth.

“Hmm, huh?! This is… … !”

As Muradan’s thick eyebrows waved up and down and a bright smile appeared on his lips, the clan leaders quickly gathered around him.

“What is it? What is it?!”

“Poohahahahaha!”

Muradan, who had been laughing heartily, nods his head.

“You see for yourself. I’m talking about the changed love machine!”

Warhammer of Blood (+1)

Description: A bludgeon used by the ‘Ponter’ clan that came from the Gate. This warhammer, which always thirsts for blood, is said to always lead its user to destruction.

Content: Its use is limited due to its extreme weight, but its impact is enough to shatter the ground.

Special: Can use abilities such as ‘Rampant Blood’, ‘Blood’s Second Coming’, ‘Origin of the Hammer’, etc.

‘Birth Reinforcement (+1)’ is applied (strength increases by +3).

‘Birth’s Great Blessing (+1)’ is applied (Permanent: Ability ‘Earth Shatter’ can be used).

Restrictions: You must have a strength of 40 or more to use it, and you must feed the enemy blood at regular intervals.

This is an item that has ‘Birth Enhancement’ applied (the item is bound to the target).

“oh my god…….”

“In addition to stats, now… … abilities are also added? And those are added to the equipment?”

“W, this is ridiculous! Isn’t it? It’s not an ability that the weapon originally had, and a new ability is being added to the weapon… … This is impossible!”

The bewildered clan leaders speak as if they can hardly believe what they are seeing.

Even some of them.

“Could it be that the summoned entity called the tin can is actually an administrator or something like that?”

“Hey… … No way? Maybe he just got his special ability because he was influenced by the shop owner.”

I even doubted the origin of the tin can.

‘The tin can is the manager… … Then, since I manage the managers, does that mean I’m like the president?’

Leaving my pointless thoughts behind, I looked back at Muradan’s warhammer.

‘Anyway, there are a lot of things I’m seeing for the first time today. Today was also the first time I saw abilities that weren’t on equipment before.’

It’s not that I haven’t seen any videos about blacksmithing or manufacturing, but this doesn’t exist anywhere on YouTube.

‘Well, I guess it’s natural since it seems like the reinforcement itself is the first one? But what’s the standard for getting the gold? Is it really just luck? Anyway, I’ll ask the can later… ‘

I approached Muradan.

“Congratulations. You’re lucky.”

“Huh? Puhahahaha!”

Muradan laughed heartily as he carried the Warhammer on his back.

“Luck comes to those who try. And the one who gave me the chance to try was you, the shopkeeper. Thanks! And thanks to you, Can… … You seem very busy.”

That is exactly what it says.

“Please give me some reinforcement too! With golden reinforcement!”

“I don’t even expect golden reinforcement, so please just help me succeed!”

The bronze-pattern owners gathered around the can were waving their reinforcement tickets over and over again, their eyes burning with the desire to reinforce.

Hwaaaaak-

“Oooh! Seo, success! It’s not golden, but it’s still success!”

Pushuuut-

“Gyaaaaaaah!”

As success and failure of reinforcement are repeated, joy and sorrow are mixed on the scene.

“Poohahahaha! It’s fun to watch. Don’t you think so?”

Muradan, who was laughing while looking at that sight, tapped me on the side and asked.

“That’s true.”

“Just in case, do you know when the next reinforcement day will be held?”

“Well, I plan to decide that after looking at Assistant Kang’s condition.”

“I see! That doesn’t happen every day, right?! Anyway, I understand! Let’s go, guys!”

Muradan is about to leave, leading the Hammer Clan members.

“Are you going?”

“I have to go! I need to quickly accumulate contribution points and get a gold pass so I can put pressure on the other guys! And more than anything, I want to quickly check out the changed performance of ‘this guy’!”

He turned his head and gestured to the warhammer on his back with a nod.

I smiled brightly.

“I’m looking forward to that too. Would you like to tell me about your experience later?”

“Poohahaha! Of course!”

* * *

[I’ll come back with more contributions!]

“What the heck!”

Vladimir, who was looking at the sphere, finally lost his temper and started swearing.

“Hey! It’s not an ancient weapon, it’s a reinforced weapon.”

“Rather than destroying the giant, wouldn’t it revive it?”

The managers standing nearby burst into laughter when they saw him.

“Shut up! Ugh, how on earth did that end up in Joker’s hand!”

Vladimir’s pale cheeks flutter.

“Damn… … . Are you sure the head office isn’t raising the issue?”

“The dimensional corridor was fine, so is there any problem? You don’t need to worry too much.”

“I guess so?”

At that time, the managers were talking about the reinforced weapon ‘Tin’.

Yggdrasil says, tossing a green, circular pizza into the corner.

“Anyway, I’m still a bad guy. If you strengthen my equipment, won’t the attack speed increase even more?”

“That’s right. And the number of raiders coming up to the upper floors has definitely increased.”

“Really? That’s a bit surprising.”

Considering that most of the raiders of the Tower of Doom had given up on the raid and stayed on the lower floors due to despair and frustration from repeated raids, the recent influx of raiders to the upper floors was a truly unusual phenomenon.

“The Joker card is already a convenience store exclusive item sold at ★24? Anyway, the ability attached to it makes hunting easier, so maybe that had an effect?”

“Wow, if we keep going like this, aren’t we really going to climb to the top? What rank is this tower in right now?”

“523rd place.”

The managers were talking about cans.

“I knew that guy was selling fertilizer to the elves, manure from the outside world. Oh, this guy is seriously out of his mind.”

“What about selling fried chicken noodles to giants?”

Before we knew it, we were naturally talking about the Joker card.

“Anyway, one thing is certain: the tower that should have collapsed is still rolling thanks to the Joker card.”

“I personally think that the Joker card is also a big factor in not revealing information about destruction to the outside world.”

Most of the administrators nodded in agreement with Yggdrasil’s words.

“It’s huge. Every place where information about destruction has been made public so far has been destroyed?”

Of course, the information related to destruction is released outside the tower only when destruction is imminent.

But there are always exceptions.

“Come to think of it, didn’t you say that the Tower of Destruction manager also informed Joker Card about the destruction despite the penalty for leaking information? Then why did it fail?”

“I don’t know exactly because it happened in another tower. But I heard that the people of that world started a war.”

“… …War? Why bother? Why not just join forces?”

As Yggdrasil snorts mockingly, the branches sway from side to side.

“You’re so stupid that you’ve walked down the path to destruction on your own. Just wait. You can see the records of the destroyed tower, right? Just wait.”

Yggdrasil, who had been manipulating the sphere here and there, shakes its branches.

“I found it. Come and see.”

Managers looking at the sphere.

Churrurruruk-

[The world is going to end anyway! If the world is going to end, I’ll live my life as I please as the last lizardman! Churrrrrr!]

[The tower is not important. What is important is reproduction and family!]

Flames rise everywhere.

Wherever you look, there is only war and more war.

[The End! Chaos! Destruction! The day has finally come! Urrrrrrr! Foolish mortals! Truly welcome and follow Deus! He is the only Almighty who can save us! Repent through death!]

[Crash! Lord Deus… … !]

And that’s not all.

New religions were rampant everywhere, and everyone was hostile to one another.

“Umm… … .”

Yggdrasil, who was looking at the sphere, speaks quietly.

“I guess it would be better not to tell for sure.”

“I think so too. Sometimes it’s better not to know the truth.”

That’s right.

Because the truth isn’t necessarily pleasant.

“But I suddenly got curious. What was the ability of that Joker card?”

“I don’t remember exactly… … but I think it was the ability to freely handle all weapons.”

“It doesn’t seem like a bad ability… … .”

Yggdrasil looks at the other spheres and licks her lips.

“It’s a poor ability compared to our Joker card.”

“I don’t know. After all, ability is something that can be developed.”

“hmm…….”

* * *

It has been three days since the opening of ‘★Convenience Store Reinforcement Day★’.

52nd floor, void area.

A group of people walk through a space that is dark and has a deep purple hue.

“Okay, guys! Is everyone ready?”

“We’ve already finished preparing… … . Clan Leader. Can’t we just take the easy route? Why bother going through a place where we can easily pass through using a special stamp… … .”

“That’s ignorant talk!”

Muradan shouts at his clan members.

“How can there be the sweet reward of growth for those who avoid trials! Yes! I understand! Now is the time for the pioneers to rush ahead! But in the end, we are the ones who will be ahead!”

“Ugh, Clan Leader, I understand, so lower your voice! Those guys… … .”

[Grrrrrrr… … .]

A huge void worm with numerous legs twitches and glares at them.

[The Voidling has recognized the target’s presence.]

[The effect of the Filling Stone is temporarily lost.]

“Ah… … Do we have to fight again?”

“You guys! Take up your weapons!”

Muradan raising his Warhammer.

“This will be the perfect time to test out my changed weapon! Hahahahaha!”

[Grrrrrrr!]

Oh my gosh-

As the gaping mouth of the Void Beast reveals its gleaming teeth, Muradan also grins so much that his teeth are exposed.

“Let’s fight a blood-boiling battle today too!”

Hwaaaaaaaah-

In an instant, a red light flows out over Muradan’s entire body, and his eyes glow a red, sinister light.

[Grrrrrrrrr!]

Despite its large body, the Void Worm quickly wiggles its body and opens its mouth.

“Let’s go!”

Muradan, who had already flown into the air, swings his warhammer with both hands with all his might.

Kwaaaaang-

A loud roar echoes from the Voidling’s armor as the Warhammer blasts away.

“Hahahahahaha!”

Muradan chuckles as he looks at the small cracks in the Voidling’s armor.

“It’s hard and feels good to hit! Good! Endure this too! Earth Crushing!”

The moment the Warhammer’s head crashes into the ground.

Kwaaaaaaaang-

Cracks began to appear in the ground.

The crack quickly extended towards the voidling, and above where the crack ended.

Puhwaaaaak-

A sharp, huge stone pillar rises up and pierces the outer shell of the Void Beast.

“……hmm?”

Muradan stared blankly at the Voidling as it fell, spraying black liquid.

‘… … I didn’t intend to kill you with one blow?’